Group Therapy Reflection Paper

Group therapy has taught me that everybody in class and myself have something in common. We all go through difficulties throughout out life and have feelings that we have not dealt with even as adults. It felt nice to have a group were we can express our feelings in a safe space and judgement free zone. I feel as though the group had a lot more sad moments than happy moments and it began to get draining because nobody wants to be sad all the time. In the book The Theory and Practice of Group Psychotherapy it states that “a member who has poor attendance record is unlikely to benefit from the group” (Yalom, 2005). I made sure that I attended all group therapy class sessions. Our first topic we discussed was relationships. When we discussed …show more content…
Instead this topic took a turn and focused more on family relationships. A lot of people did not share their experiences but a few stated to have father issues. I was a facilitator and at times I wanted to share my experiences with the class but in the book Theory and practice of group counseling “it states therapist feelings become entangles in the therapeutic relationship, obstructing or even destroying objectivity” (Corey, 2007). I sat and listened as others shared their experiences. A little bit about myself on relationships, I have father issues also. As a child my father had already expressed that he wanted nothing to do with me. My mother at 17 decided to keep me and provide the best life she could at the time. My mother lost her parents at the age of 9, my grandmother was shot by my grandfather then killed himself. It has always been my mother and I growing up. She wanted me to get the sense of family growing up so she sent me to stay …show more content…
This topic really made me think about what I am happy for and why that particular thing makes me happy. I phrased this question as if somebody asked me what I am grateful for. First and for most I am grateful for life. Everybody has their days where they complain about everything but I try my best not to complain because I know that it could always be worse than what it actually is. I am grateful to be here at Howard University because it was a point in my life when I thought that college was not for me, and I am here at Howard University working toward my masters. I am grateful for my family, especially my mother. I honestly could not imagine life without her. Lastly, I am grateful for my relationship, I have met somebody who makes me a better person. I feel you only get to meet somebody like that once in a